[ˈʃʌɪstə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person, especially a lawyer, who uses unscrupulous, fraudulent, or deceptive methods in business
(e.g: an ambulance-chasing shyster)


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Origin:
mid 19th century: said to be from Scheuster, the name of a lawyer whose behaviour provoked accusations of ‘scheuster’ practices, perhaps reinforced by German Scheisser ‘worthless person’